The Parma is a large

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, long, that begins in the Tuscan-Emilian

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and flows in Parma valley, Italy.

Path

It begins from the lake '' Lago Santo parmense'' (outflow called ''Parma di Lago Santo'') and small lakes Gemio and Scuro (outflow called ''Parma di Badignana''). After only ''Parma di Lago Santo'' meets ''Parma di Badignana'' and then the river takes the name of ''Parma''. It flows through the

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into

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, dividing the city in two, and then continues to the Po.

Local names

*''Lungoparma'' is the local name for the urban area of the city of Parma along the river. *''la Parma'' is the way parmesans call the stream and its bed (to not to be confused with ''il Parma'', the local name for the Parma F.C.). The reason for the feminine article "la" is that in parmesan dialect a stream is feminine. *''la Parma voladora'' indicates the Parma stream in full flood.

References

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and French versions''. Rivers of Italy Rivers of the Province of Parma Rivers of the Apennines {{Italy-river-stub